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"On pace for its third consecutive bottom-decile calendar-year finish and after nearly $5 billion in three-year net outflows, Fairholme faces serious liquidity risks. These risks and...
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@Anna - actually I am woefully uneducated on this entire debate (read: disabled vet who is taken care of) but I am not ambivalent because my adult children are affected. I'm starting the learning process and Rand's proposal was tossed my way as a co…
Can anyone point me to information on why the Rand Paul HC proposal doesn't get a look at? Or reasons why it doesn't seem to pass muster even within his own party? TIA
@PRESSmUP - I've heard anecdotally that most of that YOUR money in Vegas ends up becoming house money before the holder leaves Vegas. I can neither confirm or deny.
Again you're welcome @bee. I suppose I should have mentioned this right from the start. Since inception I have not needed my DG portfolio to supplement my current lifestyle or expenses. That day is rapidly approaching but for now it's just there lik…
@VintageFreak - point taken. I didn't mean any attempt to hijack your top-3 fund post and I started a new thread as soon as it was stated that's what I had done. In my response to your thread I stated why I was considering selling one of my holdings…
@bee and to others that might be interested. As promised I've conjured up a few articles which go further into my thoughts and process for creating a dividend growth income stream.
Rather than trying to trace David Van Knapp's (DVK) dividend growt…
@david - thanks for the tip but you're right, it doesn't pay much. For me to even consider a stock I start my search with a minimum 3% distribution. Shortsighted, maybe, but let me stress that I am not possessed or consumed by the capital appreciati…
bee, you're welcome.
AAII is a very fine resource and organization which I have subscribed to off and on for a number of years. I have taken advantage of their stock evaluation course. Another valuable resource was the Dividend Investor newsletter …
@bee - the best introduction to a Dividend Growth Portfolio is in the link below. Not knowing your feelings about SeekingAlpha I can tell you that David Van Knapp is the real deal. My portfolio is quite similar (10 of his holdings) and I make use of…
TIBIX 32.0% but possibly on it's way out the door
POAGX - 28.1%
FCNTX - 14.2%
All held more than 10 years, FCNTX more than 20. TIBIX was bought for the "income building" feature. It was working well up until about 5 years ago when it began to lose …
"blunder into a foreign policy disaster" Hmmm. So far he's managed to honk off Mexico, Australia, Great Britain, Germany, probably all Muslim-centric nations and Sweden. Who knows how many others? They are baiting North Korea at present. I see conti…
@LewisBraham I most definitely believe that denial claims are politically and/or industry motivated. So do many others, on both sides, including Ms. Curry. My point directed at Johann was that Ms. Curry is NOT a climate change denier but rather one …
@Johann - "Climate skeptics have seized on Curry's statements to cast doubt on the basic science of climate change. So it is important to emphasize that nothing she encountered led her to question the science; she still has no doubt that the planet …
Just curious, of the 97% of world scientists who find validity in the claim of man-made climate change, how many or what percentage of them receive funding for their studies in this regard? We do know that certain man-made practices (burning fossil …
You might look into the performance history of Lexington Corporate Trust and see where that takes you. All I've been able to find is it's history over the past 10 years.
"Oil prices have plunged to the lowest level this year as US shale producers boost output at an astonishing pace and crude inventories keep rising, triggering a wave of selling by hedge funds with record speculative positions."
A trusted oil inside…
I believe the Republican health care plan has been titled the "We Just Don't Care" plan. IOW - screw you if you're old or poor and can't afford to pay for health care.
Someone just reported on another discussion board that Scottrade lowered the fee for equity trades down to $3.95 after a phone call to the brokerage. It could be because they have a large account or that they trade often I don't know. There doesn't …
"Or simply the executive of any age who cares so much for the company they don't need to have the fattest salary on earth." Buffett and Munger come to mind but my mind goes completely blank after that.
With respect to those voting records (DFA, Fid…
I've found that crop rotation is must unless you're willing to deploy a nuclear arsenal of chemicals containing who knows what which I am not. I tried various biological control strategies for all manner of plants but the results generally run miss-…
Yes, I've done so as well. Works good when all the stars are aligned. However here in MN I can only plant spuds once every 3 years otherwise I'd be tending to Colorado potato beetles full time.
@VirtueRunsDeep - Occam's razor comes to mind, maybe your solution is too easy or still too difficult for some to comprehend. Others just like to bitch and/or can't handle not getting their way.
